| LYNDHURST HISTORY |
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Lyndhurst Hotel was first licensed on the 8th December 1896 and officially opened on 31st December 1896. The Hotel was owned and operated by John Henry Edwards and his wife Ruby. Lyndhurst Hotel was originally located at Mount Freeling and was dismantled and moved by Edwards on camel trains to Lyndhurst. Immediately it became and remained the most important place in the hot, dusty, dry and tree-less town. |
| Tragedy struck the Hotel on Wednesday 13th January 1988 at 4:05pm. A leaking gas cylinder ignited a pilot light at the rear of the hotel causing an inferno that totally destroyed the hotel in about 7 minutes. Owners Rowdy and Del MacDonald lost everything in the fire, but true to the outback spirit they resolved to rebuild and start over. For approximately six months they operated out of the town hall while rebuilding the hotel. |  |
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An unused building was purchased from Moomba and transported by road train to Lyndhurst and building started on the original hotel site. Part of the original fire place still remains today. The new hotel was officially opened on 9th July 1988 at 4:05pm by Mary Smith, daughter of John Henry Edwards Since the rebuild there have been a number of further improvements made, mainly the addition of further accommodation rooms and the addition of a caravan park. Lyndhurst Hotel still stands and is a popular meeting place for locals, truck drivers and tourists.
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